Must thank other clubs who made offers but I love Juventus, reveals Massimiliano Allegri

While Massimiliano Allegri left Juventus two years ago, the Old Lady struggled in his absence even if they did win a Serie A title under Maurizio Sarri’s tenure. But both Sarri and Andrea Pirlo lasted only one year in the hot seat before the club re-appointed Allegri as the head coach. It has many confused as to why Juventus let the Italian go in the first place, if they were only going to re-appoint him two years later.

“I feel thrilled. I’ve had all young players so far, good players who did well on Saturday in the first friendly match of the summer. The first-team players are coming back, they will all be available from Tuesday. Now it’s not time to talk about the past, we need to focus on the future.

The 53-year-old spent five years as the Juventus boss before he eventually left the club in 2019 with Maurizio Sarri replacing him before he was replaced by Andrea Pirlo. However, with a lot of Allegri’s second spell at the club based around the past, the Italian admitted that this is a new chapter with a young team. Allegri also added that what they did is in the past but now they need to go forward and focus on the present. 

“I begin a new chapter at Juventus, this team is made of many young players who need to develop. There are also experienced players, such as Ronaldo, Chiellini and Bonucci. These three must be an added value for the club and the team, bringing experience and technique on the pitch, but they must also be role models for the young players.